September 24.

Quote of the Day

There is a time for silence. 
A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves in their own destiny. 
And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over. 
Gloria Naylor

It's important to realize, that apart from the importance of being there, it's important to let the other be.
At a certain time, guidance, words of wisdom and advice, and life lessons must be put aside for life - lived life, learned life - and that's something I can't go through for you, or really even with you.
But I can be there, in the sidelines, always a breath and a word away, so that when you did it, and survived, and learned, and grew - and maybe even more so if it shattered you to pieces - I can hold you while you gather yourself, and we can piece the puzzle together..until you must go at it on your own again.

September 23.

Quote of the Day

We were together; 
I forget the rest. 
Walt Whitman

September 21. + 22.

Quotes of the Days

I stand in awe of my body. 
H.D.Thoreau

Standing in awe and being aware of the existing potential for improvement are not exclusive categories.
Loving myself and working toward a better me go hand-in-hand.

But I love your feet
only because they walked upon the earth and upon the wing and upon the waters, 
until they found me. 
Pablo Neruda

And I love your feet
because they hold mine so perfectly when we dance
to the music our minds share -
our song.

September 20.

Quote of the Day

To feel much for others and little for ourselves;
to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, 
constitute the perfection of human nature.
Adam Smith, 
The theory of moral sentiment (1759)

September 19.

Quote of the Day

Imperfection is beauty, 
madness is genius, 
and it is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
Marilyn Monroe

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September 18.

Quote of the Day

When you say 'yes' to others, 
make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself. 
Paulo Coelho

In other words,
be brave.
In other words,
consider you.
In other words,
embrace necessary selfishness.
In other words,
prioritize yourself.
Love yourself.

Take pride in yourself -
and listen to what you have to say.

September 17.

Quote of the Day

We would often be ashamed of our most beautiful actions, if everyone saw the motives that produced them. 
Francois de la Rochefoucault

September 16.

Quote of the Day

Today's quote is originally in Finnish, but let's see if I can make a decent translation.

Susta tuntuu ulkopuoliselta, mutta älä välitä, ei se tuu jatkuu koko elämää. Sul voi olla vaikee olla, mutta älä luovuta. Sä oot nytkin jonkun unelma. 
Tuntematon


You feel like an outsider, but don't worry, it won't last a lifetime. You may have it difficult right now, but don't give up. Even now, you're someone's dream. 
Unknown

This quote will always remind me of a dear friend, one that I saw grow so much throughout the time we've been in each other's lives. Not giving up is hard to do when life seems to deal you a very tough hand, but I got to witness strength, I learned endurance, I shared in a persistent fight for survival. And the results are magnificent.

September 14 + 15.

Two days, two quotes.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be. 
D.J. Broostin

Where liberty is, there is my country. 
Benjamis Franklin

What does it mean to be free, to feel free, to feel able to not only be set free but to be able to let go?

September 13

Quote of the Day.

He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how. 
Nietzche, qtd. by Victor Frankl

In relationships and in life's other hurdles, 'tis true.